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SPOBIS Conference
4 - 5 Feb 2026 | Congress Center Hamburg, Germany
SPEAKERS 2026
Highlights
Dr. Christiane Schenderlein
State Minister for Sport and Volunteering
Federal Republic of Germany
Bernd Neuendorf
President
DFB
Tammy Murphy
Chair of the NY/NJ Host Committee
FIFA World Cup 2026
Arnaud Hanset
President Business Unit Central Europe
AB InBev
Carsten Cramer
CEO
Borussia Dortmund
Kathrin Anselm
General Manager Central and Eastern Europe
Airbnb
Guy-Laurent Epstein
Marketing Director
UEFA
Marina Storti
CEO
WTA Ventures
Arthur Höld
CEO
Puma
Emily Heath
Global Brand Director
Rexona/Sure, Unilever
Marc Lenz
Managing Director
DFL
Holger Blask
Managing Director & Secretary General
DFB
Christine Strobl
Program Director
ARD
Steffen Merkel
Managing Director
DFL
Henning Strauss
CEO and Brand Head
Strauss
Lara Sophie Bothur
Global Tech Translator
Influencer
Christian Seifert
Founder and Shareholder I Supervisory Board
Dyn I Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe
Hendrik Schiphorst
Managing Director
Sportfive Germany
Kara Nortman
Managing Partner & Founder
Monarch Collective & Angel City FC
Philip D. Murphy
Gouverneur
New Jersey
Paul Barber
Chief Executive & Deputy Chairman
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
Kay Cossington
Head of Global Women’s Football I CEO
Sixth Street I Bay Collective
David Lehanski
EVP Business Development & Innovation
National Hockey League
Giorgio Chiellini
Director of Football Strategy
Juventus Football Club
Alexander Wehrle
Chairman of the Board
VfB Stuttgart
Verena Pausder
Entrepreneur, Investor & Co-Founder
FC Viktoria Berlin Women
Johann Plenge
Managing Director
RB Leipzig
Christoph Weigler
General Manager Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Uber
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Clubs | Leagues | Associations
Bernd Neuendorf
President
DFB
Marina Storti
CEO
WTA Ventures
Carsten Cramer
CEO
Borussia Dortmund
Marc Lenz
Managing Director
DFL
Andreea Koenig
Vice-President
Ligue Féminine de Football Professionnel
Steffen Merkel
Managing Director
DFL
Giorgio Chiellini
Director of Football Strategy
Juventus Football Club
Guy-Laurent Epstein
Marketing Director
UEFA
Maren Schirmer
Member of the Board of Directors
Lille OSC
Paul Barber
Chief Executive & Deputy Chairman
Brighton & Hove Albion FC
David Lehanski
EVP Business Development & Innovation
National Hockey League
Holger Blask
Managing Director & Secretary General
DFB
Alexander Wehrle
Chairman of the Board
VfB Stuttgart
Frank Bohmann
CEO
Handball-Bundesliga
Johann Plenge
Managing Director
RB Leipzig
Francesco Calvo
President of Business Operations
Aston Villa FC
Daniela Bauer
Managing Director
SK Rapid
Pablo Longoria
President
Olympique Marseille
Jeff Berding
President & Co-Chief Executive Officer
FC Cincinnati
Jon Ridgeon
CEO
World Athletics
Leonardo Giammarioli
Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer
SSC Napoli
Stuart Ramsey
Chief Commercial Officer
Professional Triathletes Organisation
Oke Göttlich
President
FC St. Pauli
Jara Cisneros
Digital Director
Sevilla FC
Tim Jost
Managing Director, Marketing & Sales
TSG Hoffenheim
Mark Schober
CEO
German Handball Federation
Philipp Liesenfeld
Managing Director Marketing & Sales
1. FC Köln
Marco Castellaneta
Marketing Director
Juventus Football Club
Omer Atesmen
CEO
The Snow League
David Serrahima
General Manager
Premier Padel
Peter Görlich
Managing Director
Hertha BSC
Heike Ullrich
Vice President for Women's and Girls' Football
DFB
Jochen Röttgermann
Chief Marketing and Sales Officer
1. FSV Mainz 05
Sonya Kondratenko
Marketing Director
FC Athens Kallithea
Michael Meeske
Managing Director
VfL Wolfsburg
Stefan Mennerich
Director of Media, FC Bayern Munich
Chairman of the Executive Board, FCB Digital & Media Lab
Alfons Hölzl
President
Deutscher Turner-Bund
Matt Roberts
Director of Insight
Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team
Timm Jäger
CEO Eintracht Tech
Eintracht Frankfurt
Sponsors | Industry
Arthur Höld
CEO
Puma
Kathrin Anselm
General Manager Central and Eastern Europe
Airbnb
Arnaud Hanset
President Business Unit Central Europe
AB InBev
Emily Heath
Global Brand Director
Rexona/Sure, Unilever
Christoph Weigler
General Manager Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Uber
Kara Nortman
Managing Partner & Founder
Monarch Collective & Angel City FC
Henning Strauss
CEO and Brand Head
Strauss
Lara Sophie Bothur
Global Tech Translator
Influencer
Justin Gupta
Head of Broadcast & Video Ads
Google
Dominik Beier
CCO
Bitpanda
Kay Cossington
Head of Global Women’s Football I CEO
Sixth Street I Bay Collective
Tobias Freundlieb
Head of Brand Experience
Sixt
Achim Ittner
Vice President Sports
SAP
Victoire Cogevina Reynal
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Mercury13
Michael Manske
Chief Brand, Marketing & Communications Officer
Polestar
Verena Pausder
Entrepreneur, Investor & Co-Founder
FC Viktoria Berlin Women
Thomas Wehner
Global Head of Adidas Gaming
Adidas
Paddy Dillon
Vice President
Left Lane Capital
Manuel Köppl
Head of International Brand
HAIX
David Kuczek
General Partner
HV Capital
Ram Parimi
General Partner
Clara Vista Investment Partners
Aitor Jiménez Villar
Chief Strategy & Innovation and New Business Officer
Baskonia Alavés Group
Rolf Lange
Head of Corporate Communications/Public Affairs
EDEKA
Roman Franke
Director Marketing
Citroën Germany
Xenia Raad
Institutional Affairs & Corporate Communications
Ferrero
Agency | Service Provider
Hendrik Schiphorst
Managing Director
Sportfive Germany
Jens Brämer
CEO
CTS Eventim Sports
Marco Sautner
Managing Director
Infront Germany
Oliver Bierhoff
Chairman & Co-Founder
FINVIA Sports
Christian Holzer
Managing Director
Sportec Solutions
Christian Toetzke
Founder & CEO
Hyrox
Julia Möhn
Managing Director
Fußball kann mehr
Marc Kosicke
Managing Director
projectFIVE
Richard Motzkin
EVP & Managing Executive, Global Soccer
Wasserman
Iris Cordoba Mondejar
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Global Sports Innovation Center
Christian Kothe
Member of the Management Board
Sportfive Germany
Caroline McGuckian
CEO
Meshh
Moritz Fürste
Co-Founder & CMO
Hyrox
Thorsten Wirth
Managing Director
ROOF
Kai Rippe
Senior Vice President Growth
Sportfive
Media
Christian Seifert
Founder and Shareholder I Supervisory Board
Dyn I Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe
Patrick Fischer
CEO
OneFootball
Christine Strobl
Program Director
ARD
Patrick Kettenbach
Head of Business Planning Central Europe
DAZN
Felix Kroos
Football Expert & Podcaster
Einfach mal Luppen
Christina Rann
Host
TV Presenter & Football Commentator
Conan Furlong
Host
TV-Presenter & Tik-Tok Creator
Raphael Honigstein
Host
TV-Expert & Author
Anna Maria Baccaro
Host
TV Presenter & Journalist
Cosma Nouschirvan
Host
Speaker for Business & Sports
Politics I Society
Dr. Christiane Schenderlein
State Minister for Sport and Volunteering
Federal Republic of Germany
Karsten Petry
Board Member for Marketing, Sales, and Events
Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe
Tammy Murphy
Chair of the NY/NJ Host Committee
FIFA World Cup 2026
Aydan Özoğuz
Chairperson of the Committee for Sport and Volunteerism
German Bundestag (SPD)
Philip D. Murphy
Gouverneur
New Jersey
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